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Event:
USFC 151
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Kramer clinches. Kramer tries to throw a body punch but Sioldster avoids it by throwing Kramer back against the cage. Sioldster tries for a takedown but Kramer manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Kramer. Kramer wants to break free but Sioldster has control.
#BC2# Sioldster breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Sioldster tries to pull guard but Kramer forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Kramer lands a shoulder strike. #CUT# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Kramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer. Kramer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. Sioldster blocks an uppercut.
Kramer lands a shoulder strike. Sioldster misses with some punches.
Kramer misses with a punch to the body.
Sioldster tries to pull guard but Kramer won't allow it.
Erik Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sioldster. Kramer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2# Sioldster pulls guard. #T1##SUB2# Sioldster looking for subs off his back but Kramer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sioldster is trying to get back to full guard. Sioldster is trying to stand back up but Kramer is controlling him
Sioldster missing with punches from the bottom.
Sioldster tries to get to full guard but Kramer has control of the leg. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Sioldster scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kramer manages to mount him!
Sioldster tries to get back to half guard but can't. Kramer controlling his opponent. Sioldster tries to hold on but Kramer postures up. Sioldster really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T3# Sioldster tries to hold on but Kramer pushes him away. Sioldster tries to get back to half guard but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sioldster has given up his back here.
#SUB# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kramer looking for the choke from the back. Kramer controlling well, preventing Sioldster from escaping the position.
Sioldster is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kramer off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Sioldster just trying to survive but Kramer is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T4# Sioldster is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kramer is staying active. Sioldster wants to get back to his feet. #SUB# Sioldster defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB# Kramer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sioldster has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2##CL# Kramer has Sioldster up against the cage in a clinch.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kramer blocks an elbow strike from Sioldster.
Kramer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Kramer breaks the clinch.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sioldster paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL# Kramer takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kramer tries to clinch but Sioldster moves out of range. Erik Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kramer wants to clinch up but Sioldster keeps it at a distance. Sioldster steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kramer. Kramer tries to clinch up.#CL# Kramer drives through and clinches with Sioldster against the cage.
Kramer can't find room to land a body shot as Sioldster controls the action.
#T1# A short right hand to the side of the head by Kramer. Kramer works on Sioldster's body with a couple of short punches. Kramer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nice body punch from Kramer. Kramer can't find room to land a body shot as Sioldster controls the action.
Kramer is defending well against a takedown attempt. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kramer. #BC# Kramer breaks from the clinch.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sioldster raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL# Kramer gets in close and instigates a clinch. Kramer stops a takedown attempt from Sioldster.
Good body shot from Kramer.
Kramer tries a body shot but Sioldster blocks it.
Kramer scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sioldster prevents a body shot from Kramer. #BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch.
#CL# Kramer pushes Sioldster up against the cage in a clinch.#T2##BC# Kramer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL# Kramer clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sioldster tries to circle away but Kramer has him pinned against the cage.#BC# Kramer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A left lands for Kramer. Sioldster keeps Kramer at a distance using the push kick. Kramer tries to clinch up but Sioldster circles away and keeps his distance. Kramer moves to clinch but Sioldster breaks away and Sioldster counters with a two punch combo. Sioldster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
#CL# Kramer darts in and clinches Sioldster up against the cage.#BC# Kramer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sioldster blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Sioldster is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Kramer tries for a takedown but Sioldster circles away easily#CL2# and Sioldster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sioldster. #T3# Kramer presses Sioldster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kramer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC# Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Sioldster circles away and keeps his distance. Sioldster keeps the fight on the outside. Sioldster changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Kramer wants to clinch.#CL# Kramer moves into the clinch. Kramer tries to work over Sioldster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sioldster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kramer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erik Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sioldster. Sioldster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Erik Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4# Sioldster is looking to clinch but Kramer is avoiding it.
Sioldster fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2# Sioldster rushes Kramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kramer throws a head punch that misses. Sioldster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Kramer lands a left hand.
Sioldster blocks a body shot from Kramer. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kramer. Sioldster is breathing heavily. Sioldster jumps guard but Kramer stands there with Sioldster around his waist. Sioldster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kramer works on Sioldster's body with a couple of short punches. Kramer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kramer walks away with a smile on his face. Sioldster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Kramer tries to clinch up. Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch. Sioldster keeps the fight on the outside. Kramer tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it. Sioldster dives in and grabs Kramer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kramer pushes down on Sioldster's head and hops out. The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL# Kramer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sioldster misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sioldster. Kramer lands a shoulder strike. Sioldster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kramer. Sioldster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kramer smiles and moves away.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Sioldster circles away and keeps his distance.#T1# Kramer tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
Sioldster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL# Kramer has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Kramer - that landed with a thud.
Kramer lands a nice uppercut. Kramer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sioldster's elbow. A short uppercut from Kramer. A short right from Kramer on the inside. Kramer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kramer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC# Kramer breaks from the clinch.
Kramer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sioldster can do to turn this around? Sioldster dives in and grabs Kramer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kramer pushes down on Sioldster's head and hops out. Erik Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sioldster. Kramer wants to clinch.#T2# Kramer moves away from the strike by Sioldster. Sioldster keeps the fight on the outside. Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kramer misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kramer wants to clinch but Sioldster slips to the side and Sioldster counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL# Kramer pushes Sioldster up against the cage in a clinch. Sioldster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kramer is defending well. Kramer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sioldster's elbow. #T3# Kramer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. Kramer tries a body shot but Sioldster blocks it.
Kramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sioldster. Sioldster tries to break free but Kramer pushes him back against the cage. Nice body punch from Kramer - that landed with a thud.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
Kramer tries to throw a body punch but Sioldster avoids it by throwing Kramer back against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Kramer.
Sioldster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kramer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC# Kramer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erik Kramer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sioldster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSioldster. Kramer tries to clinch but Sioldster moves out of range. Kramer is looking to clinch but Sioldster is avoiding it.
#CL# Kramer moves into range and clinches up with Sioldster. Sioldster is trying to push Kramer away but Kramer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4# Sioldster is trying to break free. Kramer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kramer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. Kramer prevents the takedown attempt.
Sioldster is trying to pull guard but Kramer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Sioldster looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Erik Kramer has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sioldster jumps guard but Kramer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A frustrated look appears on Sioldster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Erik Kramer showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kramer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Kramer!
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Event:
USFC 145
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1# The Dane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sioldster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Sioldster moves out of range as The Dane throws a body kick.
Sioldster throws a hook to the side of The Dane's head but The Dane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
Sioldster thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Dane if he has to take too many more of those.
The Dane on the wrong end of a nice jab. Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy. The Dane thinks about the counter body kick. Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A kick lands to the mid section there for Sioldster. The Dane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sioldster takes a step back to recover. Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Sioldster misses with a few strikes there.
Sioldster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dane. The Dane obviously looking to wear him down.
The Dane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sioldster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dane. The Dane is looking to land body kicks. Sioldster checks the leg kick. The Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Sioldster is just out of range. The Dane throws a lazy uppercut
and Sioldster counters with a nice body kick. #T1# The Dane throws a body kick that misses. Sioldster throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Dane avoids it. The Dane slips under a jab. Sioldster throws a looping overhand right but The Dane ducks down to avoid it. Sioldster loads up on a big right hand but The Dane slips the punch. The Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sioldster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it. The Dane misses with a shot to the body and Sioldster counters with an inside leg kick. Sioldster throws a nice outside leg kick. Sioldster misses with a wild body shot. Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dane tries to land a leg kick but Sioldster saw it coming and moves away.
Sioldster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Dane moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Good shot there by Sioldster. The Dane throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Dane tried to score with a low kick but Sioldster checks it.#T2# Sioldster scores with a head kick. The Dane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT# It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut. The Dane throws a lazy uppercut
and Sioldster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The Dane with a body punch. A glancing blow. A head kick misses from The Dane. The Dane throws a low kick, looking for Sioldster's leg but Sioldster calmly moves out of range. The Dane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sioldster under the eye. The Dane moves out of range as Sioldster throws a body kick.
Sioldster throws out a powerful jab. The Dane is looking to slow Sioldster down with leg kicks. A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet. The Dane throws a low kick but Sioldster moves out of range easily. The Dane lands a leg kick that knocks Sioldster off balance momentarily. Sioldster throws a hook but The Dane blocks it. Sioldster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dane.
The Dane misses with a kick to the body.
Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3# The Dane misses with a jab to the body
and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A jab from Sioldster does it's job there. Sioldster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sioldster misses with a body kick. Sioldster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Dane. Sioldster takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Some bone on bone action there as The Dane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. The Dane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Sioldster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sioldster jabs at The Dane's body. Sioldster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sioldster has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sioldster there as he acknowledges the shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Dane throws a big shot that misses. Sioldster throws a low kick, looking for The Dane's leg but The Dane calmly moves out of range. The Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sioldster misses with a looping left. The Dane unleashes a big counter combination but Sioldster bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Sioldster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4# Sioldster swinging wildly here.
Sioldster misses with a low kick as The Dane jumps back. The Dane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. The Dane throws a front kick aimed at Sioldster's knee but Sioldster avoids it well. Sioldster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Dane lands with a good body shot. The Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A little feinted left hand from Sioldster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The Dane throws a low kick but Sioldster avoids it. The Dane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The Dane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dane throws a push kick but Sioldster slaps the foot to one side. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. A swing and a miss from The Dane. Sioldster thows a left - swing and a miss! Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Dane. Sioldster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# The Dane lands a nice looking body shot.
The Dane looks for the body kick but Sioldster saw that one coming. The Dane dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The Dane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A jab from Sioldster misses. The Dane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. The Dane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The Dane slips a jab and a cross from Sioldster.
Sioldster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sioldster is looking to counter with a shot to the body. The Dane looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely. The Dane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A bone on bone clash there as Sioldster blocks the leg kick.
Sioldster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sioldster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The Dane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sioldster's head backwards. Sioldster has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sioldster doesn't seem bothered though. The Dane misses the shot to the body. Sioldster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T1# The Dane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane digs a good hook to Sioldster's body.
Sioldster missing with a left hand there. The Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The Dane throws a leg kick but Sioldster sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sioldster wants to land a leg kick but The Dane is out of range. Sloppy strikes from The Dane. Those never looked like landing. Sioldster connects with a nice looking jab.
Sioldster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The Dane lands a two punch combo.
Sioldster pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The Dane misses with a head kick.
Sioldster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The Dane throws a head kick that misses. The Dane throws a half hearted mid kick. And Sioldster counters with a quick kick to the body but The Dane blocks it. Sioldster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2# Sioldster jabbing away but nothing is landing. The Dane throws a leg kick but Sioldster sees it coming and checks it nicely. An attempted straight right counter from Sioldster misses the target. The Dane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Dane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sioldster's calf. Holger The Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sioldster throws a quick inside leg kick. The Dane looks to throw the jab but Sioldster is out of range. The Dane swings widly with a right hand
and Sioldster counters with a lovely shot to the body. Sioldster lands a nice shot that snaps The Dane's head back.
Sioldster scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dane in his tracks. The Dane looks to land a combination but Sioldster avoids it well. Sioldster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dane.
Sioldster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Dane moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sioldster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Sioldster blocks the low kick. The Dane misses with a head kick.
#T3# Sioldster swings for the body but The Dane moves out of range.
Sioldster looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dane is just out of range. The Dane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sioldster. Sioldster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A big right from Sioldster misses. Sioldster thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice uppercut lands for Sioldster. That snapped The Dane's head back.
Sioldster takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sioldster blocks a jab. Sioldster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Dane throws a front kick aimed at Sioldster's knee but Sioldster avoids it well. Sioldster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. The Dane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. The Dane thumps Sioldster with a low kick. A decent looking cross lands there for The Dane. A shot to the liver by The Dane. Beautiful body shot. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sioldster doesn't seem bothered though. #T4# Sioldster throws a body punch but The Dane moves out of range. The Dane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The Dane thows a body kick. Sioldster tries to catch it but that hurt him. The Dane checks a low kick from Sioldster. Sioldster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dane. A swing and a miss from The Dane. Sioldster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Dane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sioldster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The Dane scores with a sloppy right hand. Sioldster should have avoided that one. The Dane throws a lazy body kick and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Dane dodges the punch combination from Sioldster.
Sioldster dips to his left and cracks The Dane with an uppercut! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holger The Dane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Sioldster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. The Dane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The Dane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Dane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from The Dane. Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dane, right into the meat.
The Dane defending well as Sioldster loads up on a big left hand. Sioldster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sioldster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Dane ducks under a wild hook from Sioldster. Sioldster jabbing away but nothing is landing. The Dane throws the left hand but Sioldster avoids the punch easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Dane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sioldster throws a jab when The Dane was well out of range. An inside leg kick lands from The Dane. Sioldster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1# Sioldster throws a jab when The Dane was well out of range. The Dane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
Sioldster misses the jab. Sioldster cracks The Dane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. The Dane throws a quick inside leg kick. Sioldster slips a jab and a cross from The Dane.
Sioldster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Dane. Sioldster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Dane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sioldster's head. Sioldster misses with a wild combination.
Sioldster takes a body punch but keeps moving. Sioldster takes a swing at The Dane's ribcage but misses. #T2# The Dane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The Dane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Dane takes one to the side of the head.
The Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sioldster throws a looping overhand right but The Dane ducks down to avoid it. Sioldster misses with a looping right. Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Dane checks a leg kick. The Dane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sioldster scores with a jab. Sioldster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Dane circles away quickly and effectively. The Dane throws a leg kick but Sioldster checks it. Sioldster lands a lovely overhand right. Sioldster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Sioldster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Dane can pounce on him.
#T3# Sioldster misses with a hook. The Dane ducked under it nicely. The Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by The Dane. Beautiful body shot. The Dane scores with a nice head shot. The Dane misses with an uppercut
and The Dane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The Dane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Sioldster cracks The Dane with an open hand slap. The Dane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nice body kick there by The Dane. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The Dane swings for the body but Sioldster moves out of range.
The Dane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Jab by The Dane. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sioldster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sioldster swings for the body but The Dane moves out of range.
The Dane moves out of range of the body kick.#T4# Sioldster walks into a left hand. Sioldster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The Dane throws a head kick that misses. The Dane thows a body kick. Sioldster tries to catch it but that hurt him. The Dane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sioldster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Dane scrambles back to his feet. The Dane throws a low kick, looking for Sioldster's leg but Sioldster calmly moves out of range. The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
Sioldster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Sioldster scores with a decent looking hook. The Dane staying out of range there. Good shot there by The Dane. The Dane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sioldster moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Dane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Dane looks to land a body kick but Sioldster moved away. The Dane lands with a good body shot. Sioldster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Holger The Dane. Well The Dane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holger The Dane! Our winner, Holger The Dane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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USFC 139
Date: Feb 24, 2017 |
#R1# Millennium wants to clinch up but Sioldster keeps it at a distance. A little feinted left hand from Sioldster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sioldster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Millennium tries to clinch up and Sioldster counters with a straight right hand. Sioldster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Millennium lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Sioldster throws a shot from downtown. Millennium moves away and avoids it. Sioldster looks to land a left hand but Millennium moved out of range nicely. Millennium throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Millennium doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Chris Millennium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2# Millennium drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Millennium tries to advance position but instead Sioldster slips a leg back in to half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T1##SUB2# Millennium is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sioldster defends it well. Millennium throws a strike but Sioldster avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Millennium has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sioldster controlling the position. Sioldster wants to control but Millennium passes easily into half guard.
Millennium is thwarting Sioldster's attempts to control the position. Sioldster is positioning himself well to prevent Millennium advancing to mount. #T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2# Millennium is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2# Millennium is looking for a kimura but Sioldster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Millennium to get the leverage. Sioldster works his way to full guard. Good work. Sioldster pulls Millennium in close to his closed guard and prevents Millennium from doing any damage or advancing position. Sioldster is trying to control the position but Millennium postures up. Millennium throwing strikes but missing. Sioldster has control of Millennium's left arm, preventing Millennium from doing any damage. #T3# Millennium pushing down on Sioldster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Millennium thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sioldster's head. Sioldster is positioning himself well to prevent Millennium advancing to mount. Sioldster trying to hold on to Millennium's head to control him but Millennium postures up.
Sioldster is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2# Millennium seems to be looking for submissions.
Millennium wants to pass the guard but Sioldster is defending well. #T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Sioldster keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SUB2# Millennium is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sioldster is just riding it out for now. Millennium eventually gives up the hold. Sioldster wants to control but Millennium is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A kick lands to the mid section there for Millennium. Sioldster slips a jab from Millennium. Millennium throws a leg kick but Sioldster sees it coming and moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Millennium dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Millennium dodges the punch combination from Sioldster.
Millennium misses with a kick to the body.
Millennium throws a body kick that misses and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sioldster throws a head kick but Millennium moves out of range.
Sioldster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millennium. Sioldster keeps the fight on the outside. Sioldster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sioldster doesn't manage to clinch there - Millennium circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Millennium throws a quick inside leg kick. A big left from Sioldster misses. Millennium tries to clinch up but Sioldster circles away and keeps his distance. Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Millennium was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Millennium scores with a jab to the head.
#T1# Millennium throws a jab but it's blocked by Sioldster. Millennium doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Millennium throws a nice looking combination but Sioldster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sioldster bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A good leg kick by Millennium. Millennium tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Millennium throws a hook to the side of Sioldster's head but Sioldster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Millennium uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sioldster.
Sioldster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Millennium lands with a nice body punch. #CL# Sioldster clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Sioldster.
Millennium lands with a light punch inside. #T2# Millennium dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster scores with an uppercut up the middle. A right handed body shot lands from Millennium.
Millennium blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster tries to throw a body punch but Millennium avoids it by throwing Sioldster back against the cage. Millennium lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. #TD2# Millennium decides to pull guard. #SUB2# Millennium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sioldster defends it easily. Millennium controls Sioldster momentarily but Sioldster frees himself. We've been hearing good reports from Sioldster's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Sioldster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2# Millennium is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sioldster defends well. Sioldster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3# Millennium bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sioldster's guard. #REVB# A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sioldster holds on and takes a little breather. Millennium is looking to work some ground and pound but Sioldster has wrist control. Millennium landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2# Millennium thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Millennium trying to control but Sioldster is working from the bottom. #T4# Sioldster pulls Millennium in close to his closed guard and prevents Millennium from doing any damage or advancing position. Millennium tries to free his leg and advance position but Sioldster is retaining full guard. Millennium trying to control but Sioldster is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Millennium postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Millennium showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Sioldster throws a jab when Millennium was well out of range. Millennium takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Millennium scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sioldster in his tracks. Millennium throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sioldster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Chris Millennium seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sioldster throws a leg kick #TD2# and Millennium counters with a takedown into side control. Sioldster tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Sioldster wants to control but Millennium is having none of it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sioldster really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB2# Millennium is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sioldster to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sioldster shrugs it off. #T1# Millennium avoids the attempt from Sioldster to control.#SUB2# Sioldster defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Millennium. Millennium punching from mount but Sioldster doing a good job of avoiding damage. Sioldster wants to hold on but Millennium pushes him away. Millennium trying to control but he's not successful this time. Millennium landing punches. Chris Millennium has got the better of the ground game so far. Sioldster wants to control but Millennium is having none of it. Sioldster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T2# Millennium is trying to control the action in half guard but Sioldster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Mike Sioldster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2# Millennium looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sioldster is doing well to control the position and prevent Millennium from advancing to side control. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Millennium lands a nice short elbow.#T3# Sioldster controlling the position for now.#SUB2# Millennium is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Millennium prevents Sioldster from improving his position.#SUB2# Millennium is working for a kimura but Sioldster is defending it quite comfortably.
Sioldster is holding on to half guard well. Millennium missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2# Millennium is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sioldster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Millennium. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Sioldster is doing well to control the position and prevent Millennium from advancing to side control. Millennium throwing shots but Sioldster is blocking nicely. Sioldster is trying to maintain the position but Millennium is very close to passing his half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sioldster is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Millennium wants to take a breather but Sioldster is having none of it. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Sioldster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris Millennium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Millennium winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Millennium! A victorious Chris Millennium thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
EVO 12212016
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1# Sioldster misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitsurugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sioldster throws a head kick but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Sioldster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Mitsurugi thuds a left hand into Sioldster's body. Mitsurugi throws a front kick aimed at Sioldster's knee but Sioldster avoids it well. Sioldster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mitsurugi misses with a two punch combination.
Mitsurugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Mitsurugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mitsurugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A clash of legs there as Sioldster blocks the low kick. Sioldster tries to bum rush Mitsurugi with a series of wild strikes but Mitsurugi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mitsurugi throws out a counter right but Sioldster avoids it with no problem.#CL# Sioldster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Mitsurugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitsurugi. Sioldster can't find room to land a body shot as Mitsurugi controls the action.
Mitsurugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1# Mitsurugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sioldster. Sioldster lands with a right to the head. #BC# Sioldster breaks the clinch.
Mitsurugi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sioldster can pounce on him.
Sioldster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CUT2# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Mitsurugi checks the leg kick. Sioldster throws out a loose jab but Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid it. Sioldster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sioldster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sioldster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Sioldster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Mitsurugi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sioldster paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sioldster misses with a double jab
and Mitsurugi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sioldster misses with a wild body shot. Sioldster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitsurugi. Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sioldster blocks the body kick.
Sioldster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitsurugi misses the target. Sioldster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sioldster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mitsurugi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Mitsurugi swings for the body but Sioldster moves out of range.
#CL2# Mitsurugi forces Sioldster back against the cage and clinches. Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Sioldster's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sioldster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sioldster pushes Mitsurugi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Mitsurugi lands with a light punch inside. Mitsurugi lands a right hand. Mitsurugi has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
#T3# Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sioldster lands a body punch. Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sioldster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mitsurugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside. Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside. Sioldster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards. Sioldster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster misses with a punch to the body.
Mitsurugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mitsurugi throws a head punch that misses. #BC# Sioldster manages to break the clinch.
Mitsurugi tried to score with a low kick but Sioldster checks it. Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitsurugi slips under a jab.#T4# Mitsurugi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sioldster ducks under a wild hook from Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi is looking to slow Sioldster down with leg kicks. Mitsurugi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sioldster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Mitsurugi misses with a head kick.
Sioldster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mitsurugi checks it well. Mitsurugi blocks a jab. Sioldster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi misses with a straight right. A clash of legs there as Sioldster blocks the low kick. Mitsurugi avoids the body shot from Sioldster.
Decent striking displayed by Sioldster there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sioldster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitsurugi counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL2# Mitsurugi darts in and clinches Sioldster up against the cage. Sioldster working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Mitsurugi staying out of range there. Mitsurugi only half commits to the counter leg kick. Mitsurugi lands a slapping body shot.
Mitsurugi with a nice cross.#CL2# Mitsurugi clinches. Sioldster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land. #BC# Sioldster breaks from the clinch.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mitsurugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster. Mitsurugi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mitsurugi checks a leg kick. Sioldster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. It seemed like Mitsurugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mitsurugi throws a hook to the side of Sioldster's head but Sioldster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Sioldster moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitsurugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitsurugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sioldster. Sioldster misses with a short punch on the inside. Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sioldster misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1##BC# Sioldster breaks from the clinch.
Mitsurugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster. Mitsurugi avoids a kick to the body.
Sioldster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch. Sioldster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitsurugi is out of range. Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitsurugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Sioldster throws out a loose jab but Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid it. Mitsurugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sioldster has time to react. Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitsurugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Mitsurugi misses with a left hand and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A swing and a miss from Mitsurugi. Sioldster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitsurugi at a distance.
Mitsurugi lands a jab to the nose.#T2# Mitsurugi slips a jab and a cross from Sioldster.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick but Sioldster moved away. Mitsurugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sioldster scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Mitsurugi throws a body punch but Sioldster moves out of range. Sioldster loads up on a big right hand but Mitsurugi slips the punch. A head kick by Sioldster misses and Mitsurugi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Sioldster checks a low kick from Mitsurugi. Sioldster cracks Mitsurugi with an open hand slap. Sioldster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitsurugi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sioldster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitsurugi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Mitsurugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mitsurugi thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3# Mitsurugi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sioldster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sioldster tries to score with a low kick but Mitsurugi moves his leg out of the way. The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Some wild striking there from Sioldster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitsurugi! But no joy. Sioldster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitsurugi counters with a leg kick. Sioldster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitsurugi sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mitsurugi feints a counter leg kick. Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Mitsurugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sioldster backing away here, and Mitsurugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Sioldster avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sioldster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitsurugi.
Sioldster wants to clinch. Mitsurugi throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily. #T4# Mitsurugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sioldster is just out of range. Sioldster throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sioldster blocks a head kick by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sioldster throws a low kick but Mitsurugi moves out of range easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mitsurugi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sioldster moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sioldster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sioldster. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitsurugi, right into the meat.
Sioldster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sioldster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitsurugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mitsurugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sioldster throws a leg kick but Mitsurugi sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mitsurugi is trying to counter with his kicks. Good leg kick by Sioldster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sioldster throws out a leg kick but Mitsurugi moves out of range and Sioldster only half commits. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Mitsurugi slips under a jab from Sioldster. Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitsurugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Mitsurugi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sioldster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Mitsurugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mitsurugi misses with a wild body shot. Sioldster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A punch combination from Mitsurugi misses. Mitsurugi staying out of range there. Sioldster tries to land a front kick but Mitsurugi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Mitsurugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mitsurugi loads up on a big right hand but Sioldster slips the punch. Mitsurugi jabs at Sioldster's body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mitsurugi blocks a head kick by Sioldster.
Mitsurugi feints a counter leg kick. Mitsurugi throws a head kick that half lands.
Mitsurugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sioldster. Sioldster tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitsurugi avoided it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mitsurugi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sioldster finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitsurugi's head. Mitsurugi throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1# Mitsurugi throws a lazy right hand but Sioldster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sioldster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sioldster moves away from the strike by Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi throws a big shot that misses. Mitsurugi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Sioldster. Sioldster scores with a nice strike. Sioldster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sioldster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitsurugi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Sioldster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Mitsurugi avoids the punch easily. Mitsurugi connects with an inside leg kick. Mitsurugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sioldster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Mitsurugi scores with a nice right hand.
#T2# Mitsurugi is looking to clinch. Sioldster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action! Mitsurugi swings widly with a right hand
and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mitsurugi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sioldster's calf. Mitsurugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sioldster was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitsurugi. Sioldster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT2# Mike Sioldster's cut is getting worse. Sioldster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitsurugi tries a quick counter leg kick but Sioldster is wise to it. Sioldster walks into a left hand. Nice uppercut lands for Mitsurugi. That snapped Sioldster's head back.
Sioldster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Mitsurugi throws a nice outside leg kick. Sioldster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitsurugi to score with a decent uppercut. Mitsurugi is looking to clinch. Mitsurugi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3# Mitsurugi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sioldster off the cage and back into range. Mitsurugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sioldster avoids the head kick by Mitsurugi.
As Mitsurugi backs away, Sioldster returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Mitsurugi connects with a looping right hand.
Sioldster misses with a low kick. Mitsurugi moves out of range as Sioldster throws a body kick.
Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitsurugi. Sioldster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitsurugi counters with a stiff right hand. Mitsurugi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sioldster. Good leg kick by Sioldster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sioldster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Mitsurugi wants to clinch up but Sioldster keeps it at a distance. Mitsurugi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster. Mitsurugi misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Mitsurugi misses its intended target. Sioldster looks to land a right hand but Mitsurugi moved out of range. Mitsurugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4# Mitsurugi moves out of range as Sioldster throws a body kick.
Mitsurugi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sioldster checks it well. Sioldster throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitsurugi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitsurugi's head backwards. Mitsurugi catches Sioldster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2# Mike Sioldster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Sioldster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Mitsurugi misses with a straight right. Sioldster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Mitsurugi avoids the head kick by Sioldster.
Mitsurugi lands a leg kick that knocks Sioldster off balance momentarily. Mitsurugi lands with a kick to the temple. Sioldster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sioldster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mitsurugi scores with a nice head shot. Mitsurugi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Shinsuke Mitsurugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mitsurugi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinsuke Mitsurugi! In his post fight interview, Shinsuke Mitsurugi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
EVO 276: Avaldo vs Hunt
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1# Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Sioldster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Blake slips a jab from Sioldster. Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily. Sioldster throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily. Blake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight. Blake defending well as Sioldster loads up on a big left hand. Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving. Sioldster cracks Blake with an open hand slap.#CUT2# It looks like Edward Blake has been cut. Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily. Blake scores with a nice head shot. Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Sioldster. Blake looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely. Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sioldster misses with a telegraphed body shot
#KD# and Blake counters with a head kick that drops Sioldster to the mat! Sioldster scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC# Sioldster is rocked! Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards. A big right from Blake misses. Blake throws a head kick that misses. Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sioldster is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him? Sioldster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Sioldster seems to have recovered his senses. A chopping leg kick lands by Blake. #T1# Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake. Blake misses with a looping right. Sioldster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A chopping leg kick lands by Sioldster. Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster. Sioldster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT# That has opened up Mike Sioldster's cut even more. Sioldster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt. Blake throws a lazy head kick and Sioldster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sioldster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Sioldster moved out of range. Sioldster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sioldster scores with a slapping inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sioldster scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T2# Sioldster connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off. Blake throws a head kick that misses. A jab from Blake misses. Blake lands the left hand. Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily. Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily. Sioldster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Sioldster misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sioldster punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch. Sioldster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake. Sioldster connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back. Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sioldster connects with an inside leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice jab there from Blake. Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sioldster avoids the body shot from Blake.
#T3# Blake misses with a left hand and Sioldster counters with an outside leg kick.
Sioldster cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A head kick misses from Sioldster. Blake throws a lazy head kick and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Blake scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sioldster. Blake scores with the left hand. Sioldster knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT# The cut above Mike Sioldster's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Nice shot lands for Blake. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sioldster. Sioldster lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action! Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sioldster cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Sioldster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sioldster with a jab. A nice leg kick lands there from Blake. Sioldster throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily. #T4# Sioldster throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Blake counters with a one-two to the body. Blake throws a head kick that misses and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster. Blake missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blake throws a one two combo.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sioldster scores with a leg kick.
Sioldster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT# Mike Sioldster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. A big left from Sioldster misses. Blake attempts a counter takedown but Sioldster avoids it well and moves away. Blake misses with a hook to the body
#CL2# and Sioldster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sioldster. Blake keeps control of Sioldster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster lands a body punch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sioldster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. #BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster counters with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Sioldster avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Blake misses with a straight right. Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blake scores with a three punch combo!
Sioldster is looking to clinch. Sioldster connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards. Blake catches Sioldster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Blake walks into a left hand. Sioldster cracks a nice hook into Blake's ribs. Blake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. This has been an exciting period of action! Blake throws a body kick that misses letting Sioldster counter with a right hand. Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sioldster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sioldster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sioldster scrambles back to his feet. Sioldster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sioldster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1# Blake throws out a loose jab but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it. Sioldster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster. Sioldster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake. Sioldster missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it. Blake checks the leg kick. Sioldster takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses. Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Blake throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it. Sioldster blocks a head kick by Blake.
Sioldster digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs. Blake walks into a jab. Sioldster avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake misses with a low kick as Sioldster jumps back. Sioldster throws a hook but Blake blocks it. No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2# Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blake loads up on a big right hand but Sioldster slips the punch. Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A head kick misses from Blake. #CL2# Sioldster gets in close and instigates a clinch. Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Sioldster blocking some punches.
Sioldster struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head. Blake works on Sioldster's body with a couple of short punches. Blake cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot. Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.
Sioldster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake throws a head punch that misses. Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3##BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy. Blake drops his hands momentarily and Sioldster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot. Sioldster throws a shot to the body.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot. Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot. Nice body punch from Sioldster. Blake misses with an uppercut. Blake misses with a right hand and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Blake throws a lazy head kick and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sioldster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Blake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4# Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake misses with a hook
and Sioldster counters with a nice kick to the body. Sioldster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster. A jab lands there for Blake. Blake moves out of range of the body kick. Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sioldster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Sioldster tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it. Blake misses with the body kick and Sioldster counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Blake walks into a left hand. Blake drops his hands momentarily and Sioldster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sioldster is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks. Sioldster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Blake feints and then cracks Sioldster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sioldster down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Blake moves out of range as Sioldster strikes. Sioldster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sioldster misses with a hook. Blake with a nice cross. Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster. Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sioldster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Blake throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it. Sioldster digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Sioldster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake. A head kick misses from Blake. Blake throws a head kick that misses and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Sioldster does a little dance to reset his feet. Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sioldster takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses. #T1# Sioldster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake. Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSioldster. Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Sioldster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sioldster defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand. As Blake backs off Sioldster throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all. Sioldster avoids the head kick by Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake. A big right from Blake misses. Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster. A punch combination from Blake misses. Sioldster lands with a shot to the body. Sioldster scores with a push kick. Sioldster lands a slapping body shot.
Sioldster catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Sioldster digs a good hook to Blake's body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sioldster is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks. Edward Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Sioldster throws a poor cross that misses
#TD# and Blake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sioldster! Blake lands a nice forearm strike. Blake in side control, just content to control the action for now. Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sioldster keeps working. Sioldster tries to get back to half guard but can't. Blake throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Sioldster wants to control but Blake postures up. Blake misses with the ground and pound.#T3# Sioldster being controlled for a moment. Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sioldster keeps working. Blake throwing shots but missing, from side control. Sioldster is looking to regain half guard here but Blake keeps moving and retains side control. Blake is looking to take a break and control but Sioldster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Blake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Blake is staying tight to Sioldster's torso, preventing him from escaping. Blake in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Sioldster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Blake! After winning the bout, Edward Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Infinity: Live Wire
Date: Aug 24, 2016 |
#R1# Sioldster misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a right hand and Sioldster counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee. Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
Sioldster swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sioldster cracks Williams with a good jab. Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sioldster lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily. Sioldster throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot. Williams digs a good body shot into Sioldster's ribs. Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight. A swing and a miss from Sioldster. Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Williams misses with a wild body shot. Williams throws a hook but Sioldster avoids it easily. Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Sioldster counters with a body kick. Sioldster connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sioldster digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs. Williams connects with a crisp jab. #T1# Sioldster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams. Sioldster throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Sioldster lands with a good body shot. Sioldster throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams. #CL# Williams clinches up against the cage. Sioldster lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Williams tries a body shot but Sioldster blocks it.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Sioldster controls the action.
Sioldster misses with a punch to the body.
#BC# Williams breaks the clinch.
Sioldster is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks. Williams avoids the body shot from Sioldster.
Sioldster slips under a jab from Williams. Williams misses with a double jab.
Sioldster throws a fast counter high kick but Williams manages to duck under it in time. Williams scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sioldster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2# Sioldster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sioldster throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick. Sioldster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Good leg kick by Sioldster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams scores with a jab. Williams throws a series of punches but Sioldster avoids them all with ease. Sioldster looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away. A shot to the body from Sioldster misses and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sioldster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Sioldster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster connects with a high kick. Williams lands with a nice body punch. Sioldster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3# Sioldster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams avoids the head kick by Sioldster.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sioldster blocks a jab. Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Sioldster throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily. Sioldster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Williams misses with a looping right. Sioldster avoids the body shot from Williams.
Sioldster unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Sioldster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sioldster moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sioldster missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Williams blocks a low kick nicely. Williams missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Williams misses with a hook.#T4# Williams throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sioldster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL# Williams rushes Sioldster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Sioldster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC# Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sioldster throws a nice outside leg kick. A right-left combo lands from Sioldster. Sioldster scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams scores with a decent looking hook. Sioldster tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Sioldster ducks right into an uppercut from Williams. Williams misses with a hook
and Sioldster counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Carter Williams dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2##CL# Williams pushes Sioldster up against the cage in a clinch. Sioldster lands with a right to the head. Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A hook to the body from Sioldster.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. #BC2# Sioldster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Williams throws a combination that misses and Sioldster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking. Sioldster misses with a leg kick. Williams throws a right and a left that Sioldster avoids nicely. Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Sioldster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sioldster clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Williams misses with a wild combination.
Sioldster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a series of punches but Sioldster moves out of range. #T1# Sioldster avoids the body shot from Williams.
Sioldster avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sioldster scores with a kick to the midsection. Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sioldster, right into the meat.
#CL2# Sioldster drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
#BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2# Sioldster darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.#BC2# Sioldster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL# Williams clinches. Sioldster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sioldster in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#BC2# Sioldster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Williams misses the shot to the body. Sioldster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sioldster finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head. #T2# Sioldster throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it. Sioldster thumps Williams with a low kick. Williams ducks under a wild hook from Sioldster. Sioldster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away. Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sioldster sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A decent looking cross lands there for Sioldster. Williams misses the shot to the body. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy. Sioldster throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range. No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams blocks the body kick.
#CL# Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sioldster, pushing him back against the cage. Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. Sioldster blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Williams is trying to break free.#T3# Williams prevents a body shot from Sioldster. A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams. A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams. Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ethan Carter Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sioldster throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams. Sioldster tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Williams has Sioldster pressed against the cage, preventing Sioldster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Sioldster looks like he wants to counter punch here. Sioldster lands with a nice body kick. Sioldster tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it. Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sioldster was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams. Sioldster throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sioldster throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well. #T4# Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy. Sioldster throws a hook but Williams blocks it. Sioldster ducks under a wild hook from Williams. Williams tries to clinch up but Sioldster circles away and keeps his distance. Sioldster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Sioldster misses with an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sioldster moves out of range of the strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target. Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Sioldster counters with a nice uppercut. Williams takes a swing at Sioldster's ribcage but misses. Sioldster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sioldster throws a jab when Williams was well out of range. Williams lands a nice hook to Sioldster's body. Sioldster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Williams moves out of range of the strikes. Sioldster lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Williams misses with a combination
enabling Sioldster to counter with a crisp jab. Sioldster staying out of range there. Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams. Sioldster throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily. Williams is looking to counter punch. Williams ducks under a wild hook from Sioldster. Sioldster throws a shot to the body.
Williams looks to land a combination but Sioldster avoids it well. Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sioldster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Sioldster misses the shot to the body. Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sioldster jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1# Williams misses with the combination.
Williams backing away here, and Sioldster unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Sioldster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sioldster looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range. Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sioldster has time to react. Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sioldster. Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams. Sioldster misses with a wild body shot. Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sioldster throws a leg kick but Williams checks it. Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.#CL# Williams instigates a clinch. #BC# Williams manages to break the clinch.
#T2# Williams cracks Sioldster with a good jab. Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Williams swings for the body but Sioldster moves out of range.
Sioldster delivers a nice body kick. Sioldster is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks. Williams throws a big shot that misses. Sioldster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot. Sioldster lands a right hook to the body.
Williams takes one to the chin there. Sioldster wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs. Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Sioldster cracks Williams with a good jab. Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sioldster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams avoids the body shot from Sioldster.
Sioldster misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.#T3# Williams tries to clinch but Sioldster moves out of range. Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sioldster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sioldster flicks out a counter leg kick but Williams steps away. A telegraphed right hand from Sioldster misses the target. Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sioldster tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Williams throws the left hand but Sioldster avoids the punch easily. Sioldster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A low kick from Sioldster is predictable there letting Williams counter with a right hand. Williams throws a hook but Sioldster avoids it easily. Sioldster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sioldster dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sioldster is looking to land body kicks. Sioldster connects with a body shot.#T4# Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sioldster back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sioldster misses with a right hand and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sioldster looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range. Williams throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sioldster counter with a right hand. Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sioldster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sioldster slips under a jab from Williams. Sioldster swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sioldster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sioldster. A head kick misses from Sioldster. Sioldster avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. An inside leg kick lands from Sioldster.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Mike Sioldster. I think Sioldster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sioldster! Mike Sioldster opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
Infinity: Genocidal Tendencies
Date: Jul 24, 2016 |
#R1# Sioldster tries to work over Williams 's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it. Williams scores with a jab to the body. Williams with a nice cross. Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sioldster was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams . Sioldster moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams . Sioldster throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it. Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sioldster lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming. A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target. A little jabbing left from Sioldster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams . Williams slips a jab from Sioldster. Williams throws a hook but Sioldster avoids it easily. Sioldster jabs at Williams 's body. Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sioldster misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams . Sioldster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1# Sioldster scores with a body shot.
Williams 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sioldster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet. Sioldster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight. Sioldster throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Williams lands a jab to the nose. Williams throws a series of punches but Sioldster avoids them all with ease. Sioldster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams takes a swing at Sioldster's ribcage but misses. Sioldster looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range. Sioldster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams . Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Williams thuds a left hand into Sioldster's body. Williams misses with a straight left. #CL# Williams rushes Sioldster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sioldster dodges an elbow strike from Williams .
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is trying to break free. Williams misses with an elbow strike.
#T2# Sioldster blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. #BC# Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sioldster lands a front kick. Sioldster slips under a jab. Sioldster looks like he wants to counter punch here. Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sioldster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Sioldster thuds a left hand into Williams 's body. Sioldster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sioldster counters with a nice leg kick. Sioldster throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Sioldster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It seemed like Sioldster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Williams throws a right and a left that both miss. Sioldster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sioldster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams wants to clinch. A nice side step and Sioldster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3# Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Sioldster off balance momentarily. Sioldster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams tries to clinch up. Williams throws a big shot that misses. Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2# Sioldster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Sioldster has him pressed against the cage. #BC2# Sioldster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot. A little jabbing left from Sioldster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sioldster cracks a nice hook into Williams 's ribs. Williams blocks a head kick by Sioldster.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4# Williams cracks Sioldster with an open hand slap. Williams looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely. Sioldster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. An inside leg kick lands from Williams . The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sioldster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Williams fails in his attempt to clinch. Sioldster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sioldster throws a head kick that half lands.
Sioldster avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sioldster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sioldster throws a hook but Williams blocks it.#CL# Williams gets a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Sioldster fails to land. Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Sioldster controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Sioldster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams tries to clinch letting Sioldster counter with a right hand. Sioldster throws a leg kick but Williams moved away. Sioldster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Sioldster throws a jab when Williams was well out of range. Williams lands a jab to the head.
Williams misses with a wild body shot. It seemed like Sioldster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sioldster throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Williams swings for the body but Sioldster moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sioldster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sioldster. Williams throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it. Sioldster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sioldster checks the leg kick. Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sioldster. Sioldster loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch. Sioldster misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2# It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut. A swing and a miss from Williams . Sioldster only half commits to the counter leg kick. Williams digs a good hook to Sioldster's body.
#T1# Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sioldster counters with a slapping leg kick. Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sioldster moves away and avoids it. Sioldster unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams . Sioldster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sioldster throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease. Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot. Sioldster is looking to score with low kicks. Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Sioldster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams . Sioldster thinks about the counter body kick. Sioldster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A jab from Sioldster misses. Williams avoids the head kick by Sioldster.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL# Williams closes the distance and clinches. Sioldster can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2##BC# Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sioldster wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance. Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sioldster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Williams misses with a looping right. Williams tries to clinch up. Sioldster looks like he wants to counter punch here. Williams thows a left - swing and a miss! Williams throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it. Sioldster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Sioldster connects with a solid leg kick. Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Williams tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it. Sioldster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Sioldster's head. Sioldster slips under a jab. Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sioldster. Sioldster obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams slips under a jab from Sioldster.#T3# Sioldster looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away. Sioldster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams . Williams throws a nice looking combination but Sioldster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Sioldster. Sioldster misses the jab. Sioldster defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand. Sioldster is looking for the big counter here. Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Sioldster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A lazy left from Williams finds it's target. Williams throws a leg kick and Sioldster counters with a nice leg kick. Williams blocks a head kick by Sioldster.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sioldster misses with a looping right. Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sioldster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sioldster walks into a left hand. Williams lands with an overhand left. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sioldster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4# Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sioldster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Sioldster misses with a double jab.
Sioldster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sioldster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Williams throws a jab when Sioldster was well out of range. Sioldster lands a body shot.
Williams misses with a wild body shot. A telegraphed right hand from Sioldster misses the target. Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sioldster finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams 's head. Williams moves out of range as Sioldster strikes. Sioldster misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. Williams misses with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams staying out of range there. Williams looks to throw the jab but Sioldster is out of range. Sioldster feints a counter leg kick. Sioldster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Sioldster misses the jab. Sioldster staying out of range there. Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sioldster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Williams misses with a right hand and Sioldster counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it. Williams cracks Sioldster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Sioldster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A jab lands there for Sioldster. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sioldster misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming. Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Sioldster does a little dance to reset his feet. Sioldster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sioldster moves away.#T1# Sioldster scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sioldster is out of range and Williams settles back down. Sioldster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Williams is looking to clinch. Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sioldster slips the punch. Sioldster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#ROC2# Williams is rocked! Sioldster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A shot to the body from Sioldster misses and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand! Whack! Sioldster lands a heavy head kick that drops Williams . The ref tackles Sioldster to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Williams was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mike Sioldster! Mike Sioldster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. In defeat, Michael Carter Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'Might have to drop down to 170 pounds!!!! 185 is just not good for my health and body!!!'.
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Infinity: Tortured Souls
Date: Jun 12, 2016 |
#R1# Belfort checks the leg kick nicely there.
#CL# Belfort moves into range and clinches up with Sioldster. Sioldster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Sioldster. Sioldster is looking to break free of the clinch but Belfort has double underhooks. Sioldster misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Belfort. A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort. Belfort keeps control of Sioldster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sioldster throws a head punch that misses. Sioldster has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment. Belfort blocks an uppercut.
Sioldster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sioldster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Sioldster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Belfort tries to clinch up. We've been informed that Sioldster has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Sioldster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
#CL# Belfort drives through and clinches with Sioldster against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1# A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land. Belfort misses with some punches.
Sioldster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sioldster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sioldster. Belfort cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sioldster. Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belfort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. A head punch on the inside from Sioldster fails to land. Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch. Belfort blocks an elbow strike from Sioldster.
Sioldster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Belfort lands a nice uppercut. Sioldster working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2# Sioldster tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Belfort blocking some punches.
A short right from Sioldster. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Sioldster prevents a body shot from Belfort. Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort tries to throw a body punch but Sioldster avoids it by throwing Belfort back against the cage. A short right from Belfort. Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.
Belfort working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Sioldster's face as he tries to break the clinch. Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle. Belfort cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot. Sioldster takes a shot to the head. Belfort lands a right hand. Belfort lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sioldster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sioldster. Sioldster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3# Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses. Belfort takes a shot to the head. Belfort misses with some punches.
Sioldster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sioldster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it. A shot in the inside from Belfort. Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Sioldster. Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sioldster has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment. Belfort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch on the inside from Sioldster fails to land. Sioldster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belforts head. Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Sioldster's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.
#T4# Belfort lands a body punch. Sioldster is working Belfort over against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Belfort.
Sioldster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Belfort lands a right hand. Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sioldster misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2# Sioldster breaks from the clinch.
Belfort wants to clinch. Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sioldster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Belfort instigates a clinch. Sioldster lands a shoulder strike. Sioldster blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belfort. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Belfort lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Sioldster is looking to slow Belfort down with leg kicks. Sioldster throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily. Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it. Sioldster tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jordan Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch. Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch. Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sioldster. Jordan Belfort has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sioldster tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position. Belfort misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sioldster throws a head punch that misses. Sioldster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. #CUT# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Sioldster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1# Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Sioldster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sioldster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Belfort takes an elbow to the temple. Sioldster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage. Sioldster blocks a body shot from Belfort. Sioldster blocking some punches.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sioldster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belfort. Belfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sioldster can do to turn this around? Belfort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sioldster. Sioldster scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sioldster misses with some punches.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. #BC2# Sioldster manages to break the clinch.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Belfort has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Belfort moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSioldster. Belfort darts in trying to clinch and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2##CL# Belfort moves into the clinch. Sioldster misses with a hook from the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Belfort gets through Sioldster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2# Sioldster manages to break the clinch.
Sioldster throws a solid leg kick but Belfort takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sioldster. Belfort tries to bum rush Sioldster with a series of wild strikes but Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sioldster follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy. Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort tries to clinch up. Sioldster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Sioldster with a body punch. A glancing blow. Belfort shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it. Sioldster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belfort with a body shot. Sioldster lands a nice hook to Belfort's body. Belfort takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jordan Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3# Sioldster thumps Belfort with a low kick. Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort. Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
It seemed like Sioldster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sioldster throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily. Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sioldster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
Belfort wants to clinch. Belfort wants to clinch.#T4# Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off.#CL# Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sioldster lands a body shot. Sioldster throws a punch but it's blocked by Belfort. Sioldster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow. Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sioldster prevents a body shot from Belfort. Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Belfort. Belfort prevents a body shot from Sioldster. Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sioldster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! #R3# Sioldster is looking to score with low kicks. Sioldster throws a head kick that misses. Belfort throws a quick counter head kick but Sioldster was just out of range. Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sioldster. Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sioldster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sioldster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sioldster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort. Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sioldster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively. Nice uppercut there from Belfort. Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup. Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sioldster paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sioldster feints a counter leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sioldster - that will leave a mark!
Belfort avoids the head kick by Sioldster.
Sioldster misses with a body shot.
Belfort checks a leg kick nicely. Sioldster tries a low kick but Belfort avoids it.#T1# Belfort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT2# It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut. Belfort is looking to clinch but Sioldster is avoiding it.
Sioldster throws a solid leg kick but Belfort takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sioldster. Sioldster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sioldster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belfort back to the cage. Sioldster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Sioldster throws a body kick that misses and Belfort counters with a one-two to the body. #CL# Belfort moves into the clinch successfully.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2# Sioldster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sioldster scores with a one two! Belfort had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL# Belfort has closed the distance and engaged Sioldster in a clinch.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Sioldster's head. Sioldster tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position. Sioldster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Belfort working aggressively here.
#T2# Sioldster prevents a body shot from Belfort. A nice left hand lands by Sioldster.
Belfort lands with a left to the head. Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sioldster tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Sioldster misses with the head strike.
Sioldster is trying to push Belfort away but Belfort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2# Sioldster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sioldster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Sioldster checks a low kick from Belfort. A nice inside leg kick there by Sioldster. That's going to slow Belfort down. Sioldster scores with a hook to the body. Belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sioldster lands a jab. Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.#T3# The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Belfort fails in his attempt to clinch. Belfort tries to clinch up. Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it. Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Belfort moves out of range of the leg kick from Sioldster. Belfort moves out of range of the body kick. Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sioldster closes the distance and lands a one-two. Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster moves away and Sioldster counters with a thumping low kick. Belfort is looking to clinch. A little jabbing left from Sioldster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4# Belfort closes the distance but Sioldster moves to the side and Sioldster counters with a straight right hand. Sioldster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belfort's hands. Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off. Sioldster connects with an inside leg kick. Belfort is looking to clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sioldster misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming. Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off. Belfort wants to clinch.#CL# Belfort forces Sioldster back against the cage and clinches. A short left from Belfort.
And that's the end of the fight! Mike Sioldster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Sioldster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sioldster! During a confident post fight interview, Mike Sioldster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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USFC 117
Date: May 08, 2016 |
#R1# Sioldster misses with a hook to the body
and Baez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Baez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Sioldster takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Baez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sioldster lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Baez slips under a jab from Sioldster. Baez unleashes a big counter combination but Sioldster bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Baez throws a leg kick which misses Sioldster's front leg but catches the back leg as Sioldster tries to avoid it. Baez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sioldster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baez moves away. Baez looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely. Baez's coach down at The Butcher's Block was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Baez throws a right and a left that both miss. Sioldster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sioldster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sioldster to counter with a crisp jab. Baez jabs at Sioldster's body. Baez avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1# A combination from Baez does no damage. Sioldster throws a right and a left that Baez avoids nicely. Sioldster misses with an uppercut. Baez saw that one coming. Baez with a body punch. A glancing blow. Baez loads up on a big right hand but Sioldster slips the punch. Bryant Baez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Baez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sioldster sees it coming and avoids it easily. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baez - that will leave a mark!
Sioldster misses with the combination.
Sioldster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baez. Baez misses with a leg kick. Baez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2# Baez misses with a straight left. Sioldster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Decent striking displayed by Baez there. Sioldster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sioldster checks a leg kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baez. Sioldster shrugs it off though. Sioldster scores with a kick to the body.
Sioldster moves forwards but Baez connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nice defenses there by Sioldster. Baez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sioldster circles away quickly and effectively. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sioldster - the referee stops the clock and Baez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sioldster. Baez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Baez does a little dance to reset his feet. Baez tries to bum rush Sioldster with a series of wild strikes but Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3# A punch lands to the side of Sioldster 's head but he takes it in his stride. Sioldster on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baez throws a body kick that misses. Sioldster takes a shot right to the bread basket. A low kick from Baez is predictable there and Sioldster counters with a low kick, right behind Baez 's knee. Danga de danga de dang - Baez scores with a four punch combination! Sioldster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sioldster throws a jab but it's blocked by Baez. Baez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Sioldster thuds his right hand into Baez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baez. Sioldster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Baez misses with a straight left. Sioldster blocks a head kick by Baez.
As Baez looks to move away, Sioldster throws a big counter combo but Baez just gets out of the way. The crowd cheers as Baez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sioldster doesn't seem phased though. This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster catches Baez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Baez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T4# Baez throws a leg kick but Sioldster sees it coming and moves out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Sioldster misses its target. Baez wants to slow Sioldster down by chopping away at his legs. Sioldster throws the left hand but Baez avoids the punch easily. Sioldster cracks the inside of Baez's front leg. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sioldster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sioldster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A little feinted left hand from Sioldster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A slapping leg kick lands for Baez.
Baez walks into a stiff left hand from Sioldster. Sioldster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baez. Baez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster throws the kick towards the body but Baez avoids it. Baez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Baez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Baez throws a leg kick and Sioldster counters with a nice uppercut. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Sioldster misses with a wild body shot. Baez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Baez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Baez does a little dance to reset his feet. Sioldster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Baez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Baez throws a quick inside leg kick. Sioldster moves out of range as Baez throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baez. Sioldster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baez.
Sioldster has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Sioldster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sioldster moves out of range as Baez throws a body kick.
#T1# Baez scores with a nice strike. Sioldster scoring well with a low kick there.
Baez looks to throw the jab but Sioldster is out of range. Baez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sioldster was well out of range. Poor timing from Baez. A head kick misses from Sioldster. Baez is looking to slow Sioldster down with leg kicks. Baez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Sioldster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
Baez feints a counter leg kick. A punch combination from Baez misses. Baez throws a low kick, looking for Sioldster's leg but Sioldster calmly moves out of range. Baez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baez checks a low kick from Sioldster. Baez takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2# Nice defenses there by Baez. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sioldster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sioldster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster throws a head kick that misses. A slow jab from Sioldster misses its intended target. Sioldster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Baez is looking to clinch. Sioldster throws a lazy head kick and Baez counters with a stiff right hand. Baez cracks a nice hook into Sioldster's ribs. Baez throws a lazy body kick and Sioldster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sioldster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Baez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A clash of legs there as Sioldster blocks the low kick.#T3# Baez slips under a jab from Sioldster. Sioldster dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sioldster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Baez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster lands a nice shot that snaps Baez's head back.
Some wild striking there from Baez.
A little feinted left hand from Sioldster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Baez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sioldster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Sioldster throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Baez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Sioldster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baez is looking to land body kicks.#T4# Left hook, right uppercut from Baez. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sioldster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baez. That did some damage! Baez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sioldster counters with a nice body shot. Baez connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sioldster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A slapping leg kick lands for Baez.
Baez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baez avoids the body shot from Sioldster.
Baez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sioldster moves out of range as Baez strikes. Baez throws out a loose jab but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it. Baez misses with a leg kick. Baez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. As Baez looks to move away, Sioldster throws a big counter combo but Baez just gets out of the way. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Baez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Sioldster jabbing away but nothing is landing. Baez throws a leg kick which misses Sioldster's front leg but catches the back leg as Sioldster tries to avoid it. Sioldster tries to land a front kick but Baez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A head kick misses from Baez. Baez throws a poor cross that misses
and Baez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sioldster motions for Baez to come forward. Sioldster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sioldster slips a straight right by Baez. Sioldster tried to counter with a leg kick but Baez avoided it. Sioldster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baez misses with an uppercut. Sioldster saw that one coming. Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy. Sioldster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baez is out of range. Baez jabs at Sioldster's body.#T1# Baez throws a hook to the side of Sioldster's head but Sioldster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sioldster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Baez punishes Sioldster's body with a nice straight punch. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baez.
Baez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Baez misses with a looping left. Bryant Baez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Baez misses with a straight left. Baez throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot. Sioldster blocks the body kick.
Sioldster thumps Baez with a low kick. Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Baez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sioldster swings for the body but Baez moves out of range.
Baez blocks a jab. Sioldster lands with a cross. #T2# Baez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Baez jabs Sioldster to the body, keeping him at a distance. Nice defenses there by Sioldster. Baez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sioldster throws a half hearted mid kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Baez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Baez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sioldster.
Baez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Baez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sioldster throws a solid leg kick but Baez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sioldster. Baez tries a low kick but Sioldster avoids it. A little feinted left hand from Sioldster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sioldster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baez.#T3# Sioldster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sioldster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baez. Baez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Sioldster. Baez is looking to score with low kicks. Sioldster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baez. Sioldster throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Baez counters with a slapping leg kick. Sioldster throws a head kick that Baez semi-blocks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sioldster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sioldster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A head kick by Baez misses and Sioldster counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Baez scores with a jab to the body. Sioldster checks a leg kick. Baez throws a push kick but Sioldster slaps the foot to one side. #T4# Baez connects with a solid leg kick. Baez throws a solid leg kick but Sioldster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baez. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sioldster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy. Sioldster throws a front kick that sends Baez stumbling back into the cage. Mike Sioldster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sioldster throws a body punch but Baez moves out of range. Baez misses with a body shot.
Baez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sioldster's calf. Baez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sioldster looks to score with a jab to the body but Baez is just out of range. Baez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bryant Baez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A chopping leg kick lands by Baez.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Bryant Baez. Well Baez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryant Baez! During a confident post fight interview, Bryant Baez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
USFC 112
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1# A head kick misses from Sioldster. Sioldster swings for the body but Vasilev moves out of range.
Sioldster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sioldster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Vasilev digs a good body shot into Sioldster's ribs.#CL2# Vasilev has closed the distance and engaged Sioldster in a clinch.
Sioldster lands a good knee to the midsection. Vasilev won't want to take too many of those. Sioldster misses with some punches.
Vasilev working aggressively here.
Sioldster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasilev managing to block the knees to the body from Sioldster.
Sioldster avoiding damage as Vasilev throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sioldster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasilev gets underhooks to prevent Sioldster's takedown attempt.
Vasilev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. A right hand to the body from Sioldster.
#BC2# Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mike Sioldster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vasilev is looking to score with low kicks.#T1# Vasilev misses with an uppercut
and Sioldster counters with a lovely shot to the body. Vasilev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Vasilev throws a lazy right hand but Sioldster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2# Vasilev gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sioldster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sioldster avoids the damage to the body. #BC# Sioldster breaks the clinch.
Sioldster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sioldster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasilev. Sioldster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vasilev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster. Sioldster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasilev scores with a sloppy right hand. Sioldster should have avoided that one. Nice shot lands for Sioldster. Vasilev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sioldster. This has been an exciting period of action! Sioldster slips a straight right by Vasilev. Vasilev doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
#T2# A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet. Vasilev connects with a leg kick. Sioldster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sioldster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sioldster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Sioldster. Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilev misses with a few strikes there.
Sioldster lands with a nice body punch. Sioldster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vasilev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Vasilev tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it. Vasilev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sioldster is just out of range. Sioldster tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasilev is able to avoid easily. Sioldster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sioldster throws a quick inside leg kick. Sioldster swings away with a leg kick that misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3# Sioldster swings away with a leg kick that misses. Vasilev misses with a few strikes there.
Sioldster takes a swing at Vasilev's ribcage but misses. Sioldster misses with a looping right. Sioldster lands a leg kick that knocks Vasilev off balance momentarily. Sioldster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasilev slips a jab from Sioldster. Vasilev scores with a sloppy right hand. Sioldster should have avoided that one. #CL2# Vasilev pushes Sioldster up against the cage in a clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Vasilev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sioldster has him pressed against the cage. Sioldster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vasilev. Sioldster lands a left hand.
Vasilev blocks an uppercut.
#T4# Vasilev lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT2# It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut. Vasilev tries a body shot but Sioldster blocks it.
Sioldster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Sioldster breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A cross from Sioldster lands. Sioldster throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sioldster is looking to score with low kicks. Sioldster misses with a head kick.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Vasilev avoids the punch easily. Vasilev tries to counter by closing the distance. Vasilev avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Vasilev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sioldster. Sioldster misses with a low kick as Vasilev jumps back. Sioldster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sloppy strikes from Sioldster. Those never looked like landing. A little jabbing left from Vasilev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sioldster tests Vasilev's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sioldster tries to bum rush Vasilev with a series of wild strikes but Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sioldster sets himself, and Vasilev steps forward looking for the clinch! Sioldster avoids it this time. Sioldster misses the shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Vasilev digs a good body shot into Sioldster's ribs. Sioldster scores with a jab to the head.
Vasilev misses with a hook to the body
and Sioldster counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Sioldster misses the shot to the body. Vasilev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sioldster. Vasilev wants to counter the offense by Sioldster and move into the clinch position. Vasilev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sioldster lands a head kick. Vasilev smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilev throws a leg kick and Sioldster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Vasilev connects with a leg kick. Sioldster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Vasilev lands a front kick. Vasilev scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vasilev throws a leg kick which misses Sioldster's front leg but catches the back leg as Sioldster tries to avoid it. Sioldster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sioldster throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilev's shoulder, as Vasilev tries to avoid the shot. Vasilev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sioldster is out of range and Vasilev settles back down. Vasilev missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mike Sioldster is winning the standup battle so far.#T1# Sioldster slips under a jab from Vasilev. Sioldster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Sioldster scores with a shot to the body.
Sioldster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilev can do to turn this around? Sioldster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasilev. A punch combination from Vasilev misses. Vasilev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sioldster sets himself, and Vasilev steps forward looking for the clinch! Sioldster avoids it this time. Vasilev avoids a kick to the body.
Vasilev scores with a decent looking hook. Vasilev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sioldster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Vasilev wants to clinch up but Sioldster keeps it at a distance. Sioldster connects with a body shot. Jab, jab by Sioldster - just one landing. Sioldster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasilev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sioldster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2# Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Vasilev throws a right hand that misses
and Sioldster counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Sioldster looks to land a left hand but Vasilev moved out of range nicely. Sioldster tries to land a leg kick but Vasilev saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Sioldster misses. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sioldster works Vasilev's body with a nice hook. Vasilev looks to land a body kick but Sioldster moved away. Sioldster tries to land a front kick but Vasilev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Vasilev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sioldster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasilev. Sioldster looks to land a left hand but Vasilev moved out of range nicely. Vasilev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Vasilev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sioldster. A big right from Sioldster misses. Vasilev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Sioldster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasilev. Vasilev obviously looking to wear him down.
#T3# Sioldster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Vasilev tries a low kick but Sioldster avoids it. An inside leg kick from Vasilev misses. Vasilev jabs at Sioldster's body. Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy. Vasilev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasilev was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster. Vasilev tried to score with a low kick but Sioldster checks it. A telegraphed right hand from Sioldster misses the target. Vasilev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it. Vasilev throws a half hearted mid kick. Sioldster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Sioldster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sioldster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Good work by Vasilev as he checks the leg kick. Sioldster scores with a nice head shot.#T4# Sioldster throws a right hand that Vasilev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilev also avoids with ease. Vasilev tries to counter by closing the distance. Vasilev moves out of range of the leg kick from Sioldster. Sioldster lands a head shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sioldster looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilev is just out of range. Sioldster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vasilev thumps Sioldster with a low kick. Sioldster scores with a slapping inside leg kick. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vasilev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Vasilev misses with a straight right. Vasilev throws a hook to the side of Sioldster's head but Sioldster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sioldster throws a series of punches but Vasilev avoids them all with ease. Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sioldster misses with a body shot.
Vasilev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vasilev takes a body punch but keeps moving. Vasilev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A right-left combo lands from Vasilev. Sioldster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vasilev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilev scores with a leg kick.
Sioldster misses with a body shot.
Vasilev works the jab nicely. Sioldster avoids the body shot from Vasilev.
It looked like Sioldster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Sioldster lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sioldster. A nice inside leg kick there by Sioldster. That's going to slow Vasilev down. Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Vasilev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy. Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sioldster throws a body punch but Vasilev moves out of range. Sioldster throws a right hand that Vasilev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilev also avoids with ease. Sioldster connects with a body shot that sends Vasilev's belly button to the back. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2# Vasilev moves into the clinch. Sioldster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasilevs head. #T1# Sioldster misses with the head strike.
Sioldster throws a head punch that misses. Sioldster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sioldster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Adrik Vasilev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sioldster. Sioldster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Sioldster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasilev avoids it. Sioldster throws a head punch that misses. Vasilev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sioldster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasilev misses with a knee strike.
Sioldster scores with a shoulder strike. Sioldster is trying to force a seperation but Vasilev has the dominant position.#BC2# Vasilev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Vasilev fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Sioldster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sioldster has a couple of punches blocked by Vasilev.
Sioldster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sioldster tries to break the clinch but Vasilev is controlling the position. Vasilev misses with a knee to the head. Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasilev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sioldster taking a breather. Vasilev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sioldster or not. Vasilev is trying to maintain a safe position but Sioldster gets an underhook and turns Vasilev into the cage. Vasilev misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sioldster.#BC# Sioldster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vasilev misses with a low kick.
It appears Sioldster was looking to counter with a kick there. Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilev throws a body shot but no joy. #T3# Sioldster connects with a right hand. Vasilev shakes it off. Sioldster loads up on a big right hand but Vasilev slips the punch. Sioldster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vasilev cracks the inside of Sioldster's front leg. Sioldster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vasilev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sioldster.
Vasilev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Vasilev throws a series of punches but Sioldster moves out of range. Sioldster tries to bum rush Vasilev with a series of wild strikes but Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Vasilev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it. Sioldster blocks a jab. Adrik Vasilev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Vasilev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Sioldster cracks Vasilev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Vasilev throws a right and a left that both miss. Vasilev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sioldster at a distance.
Nice body punch from Vasilev. Vasilev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.#T4# Vasilev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sioldster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Vasilev throws a body shot but no joy. Sioldster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sioldster moves out of range of the strikes. Sioldster lands a slapping body shot.
Vasilev tries to clinch and Vasilev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A leg kick checked by Sioldster. Crunch! Vasilev slams his shin into Sioldster's torso. Vasilev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Vasilev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2# Vasilev moves into the clinch. Sioldster lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC# Sioldster manages to break the clinch.
Sioldster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Adrik Vasilev. I think Sioldster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sioldster! Mike Sioldster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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